RedSox33RN

RedSox33RN

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  1. Did you have to speak at your pinning ceremony?

    RedSox33RN replied to bobs201's topic in General Nursing

    It would be an honor to do so, and if I'd been asked, I probably would've GONE to my pinning! lol As it was, we only got 2 tickets to pinning and 3 to graduation. I have 4 kids and my parents and...

  2. RN license issued in error

    RedSox33RN replied to kigh0710's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would want some answers too! I'm sorry this happened to you, and hope it is resolved soon, with a satisfactory explanation as to what happened and what they are doing to correct

  3. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    RedSox33RN replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I ended up changing the channel. I don't care about what the docs go through with their marriages and relationships. Everyone in every field goes through the same stuff maybe not because of the...

  4. how should this situation be handled?

    RedSox33RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness she was fired! I can't imagine working with a co-worker who thinks playing around and poking co-workers with sharps is "fun" or "playing". There is a time and place for everything - a...

  5. Co-Workers Read My Medical Files

    RedSox33RN replied to nurse7272's topic in General Nursing

    Echoing everyone else's comments. And if my facility didn't take action against those employees, I'd also be seeking legal advice from an attorney. Your medical history is between you and your...

  6. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    RedSox33RN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    ewwwww!!

  7. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    RedSox33RN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    Just recently I had a pt with a vibrator in his rectum......still running! We could hear it and feel it running while palpating his abdomen. Poor guy was soooooo

  8. Dress Codes for the ER

    RedSox33RN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    I was just having this conversation yesterday with a patient of mine, who is a retired RN, but started at the facility I am at now about 45 years ago. She asked if our scrub colors meant different...

  9. Will I get my temp license in time?

    RedSox33RN replied to 1MOM2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that depends on how soon you get your transcripts. I got mine several weeks before graduation, and it took about 2 weeks for the BON to process. If your school doesn't give them out before...

  10. Will I get my temp license in time?

    RedSox33RN replied to 1MOM2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing applies. A temp license number is issued and available on the BON website. Employers can and do check the website to verify. I applied for the temp, but nothing is received paper-wise....

  11. Will I get my temp license in time?

    RedSox33RN replied to 1MOM2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless it has changed since last year, as soon as you pass the NCLEX, you can go to the NH BON site and print out a copy of your license number. NH doesn't issue paper licenses any longer. MA does,...

  12. Transfer at change of shift?

    RedSox33RN replied to BeachBayNurse's topic in Emergency

    We're a huge busy ED, and I can say that our pts 'go up' to the floor when we are notified by the bed placement team for the hospital that they have a bed. So, we have no control over when they go up...

  13. dispensing medications

    RedSox33RN replied to 9309's topic in Emergency

    We don't dispense any meds in our ED. We have many, many uninsured pts who are always looking for 'samples', and many don't believe the we don't have any at all. I feel badly, because I know a lot...

  14. New to Er...Feeling a little incompetent

    RedSox33RN replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    I've been in the ED since December, and up until last week, we did not have preceptors. We were with someone different each shift, and in different zones (large ED), but we did not have our own...

  15. Last Name on ID Badges

    RedSox33RN replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    Well, during my short ED career so far, I've had one patient a few weeks ago that was repeatedly pawing at me and asking me for my last name while triaging and getting vitals on him, because "you're...

  16. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    RedSox33RN replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was unable to find FT work in ANY area as a new RN in NH or MA, just lots of per-diem work. However, NC seems to have a pretty good shortage of RNs. We use a lot of travelers - more than the...

  17. who does your casting and splinting?

    RedSox33RN replied to cjthegreat's topic in Emergency

    Our ED techs normally place splints on, then the pt is referred to within (hopefully) 24-48 hrs for further eval and casting. A bunch of us RNs just had an in-service on splinting, taught by none...

  18. Fellow RN died this morning.

    RedSox33RN replied to Ali_Oop07's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so, so sorry to hear of your

  19. How do hospitals offer jobs?

    RedSox33RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, the bigger hospitals that have nurse recruiters actually handle the official offers of employment. I interviewed with the ED manager, and even before I flew back to my home state (I...

  20. Announcement-From_RG, Any Parents or anyone else!

    RedSox33RN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    congratulations!! baby, baby!!

  21. CEN exam tomorrow

    RedSox33RN replied to LOVETHETRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    No advice, since I'm no where near that stage yet, but the CEN is a goal of mine. Best of

  22. Flu Cases

    RedSox33RN replied to michael79's topic in Emergency

    And gee whiz, guess what I woke up with this morning??? Cough, fever, body aches, chills......just what I needed!!

  23. Flu Cases

    RedSox33RN replied to michael79's topic in Emergency

    Yup! This is us. Upwards of 8 hour wait times last week in our ED. Would anyone think to go to an Urgent Care center (they pass 4 to get to our ED!) or hey, maybe stay home and be miserable there,...

  24. restructuring the hospital into the Hilton

    RedSox33RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I completely forgot that good nursing care = flat screen tv's and Starbucks! What the heck was I thinking by wasting my time going to EKG classes, learning ACLS, PALS, going for my BSN, all...

  25. Leaving a new orientee RN on the floor alone

    RedSox33RN replied to georgie3's topic in General Nursing

    I have many friends and co-workers that smoke, and I do not consider them evil. But truth be told, it's not "a little cigarette smoke". Maybe to those who smoke it is, but to non-smokers and those...